tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17639100.post9003652257950649762..comments2024-01-30T20:05:29.835+10:00Comments on Woolly Days: Xinjiang’s history of oppressionDerek Barryhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15581505641163336050noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17639100.post-88338043116821750522009-10-14T06:07:05.938+10:002009-10-14T06:07:05.938+10:00Assimilation is a degree better than extermination...Assimilation is a degree better than extermination. In the first instance you conform and get to live to see your grandchildren, in the second instance you get drone bombs and tanks obliterating you and your progeny.<br /><br />mokAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17639100.post-52286169354265917362009-08-15T20:54:01.249+10:002009-08-15T20:54:01.249+10:00Yeah fair point Erland - though some might argue a...Yeah fair point Erland - though some might argue assimilation is extermination.Derek Barryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15581505641163336050noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17639100.post-25946121737380449532009-08-15T11:48:44.677+10:002009-08-15T11:48:44.677+10:00Great post, Derek. It is difficult to give a histo...Great post, Derek. It is difficult to give a historical snapshot of a people who are as complex and unique as the Uyghurs. <br /><br />The only bit that I would argue is that the major fear is not extermination, but assimilation. With Xinjiang schools now forcing the Chinese language, and the ban on youth in mosques, along with many other things, it would seem that the Uyghurs aren't going to disappear, they are just going to slowly blend in.<br /><br />-Erland<br /><br />http://www.uyghurblog.comAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com